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  • Brain circuits for locomotion evolved long before appendages, skeletons

    Apr 26, 2023 3:30 pm by Diana YatesDiscovery
    The sea slug, Pleurobranchea californica Photo by Fred Zwicky

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    • The sea slug, Pleurobranchea californica Photo by Fred Zwicky

    A new study finds parallels between the brain architecture that drives locomotion in sea slugs and that of more complex segmented creatures with jointed skeletons and appendages.